Mother / Daughter Retreats are fun too!!

The Snowbird Retreat had a family reunion this week.  Shirley and her four daughters were able to get together and share some "girl time", (no kids - no husbands)  We all need that sometimes.  Danisa was celebrating a very special birthday and received the retreat as a present from her husband.

Time was spent in playing games, taking long walks, and just enjoying each others company.  Happy Birthday Danisa!!



The Quilters Refuge Group

Monday we welcomed the quilters from the Quilters Refuge shop in Decatur, AL.  The shop is doing a fun mystery quilt workshop for the group.  The quilters don't know what the finished quilt will look like and they are given the instructions one step at a time. 

 The first step was to cut and sew strips.

 Then they cut the strips into smaller strips.

We will show more steps and eventually the finished quilts as we follow the quilters progress on this mystery.

Meanwhile, here some of them are hard at work!

Wish you were here!

Fun Weekend!!

This weekend we have scrapbookers at both the Snowbird and Red Rooster Retreats.  Red Rooster has the scrapshare.com group of North Alabama.  They are from all over the U.S., with the fartherest one being from Australia. 

Candy all the way from Australia!  Wonder if it lost its calories on the flight over? 

Most scrapbooking groups come in with loads of paper and "stuff".  These ladies walked in with just their laptops.  Amazing!!!

An appropriate container!

The Snowbird has a scrapbooking group from Birmingham.

All work and no play makes for a dull weekend.  Leslie helps everyone relax a little after a hard day of scrapbooking.

Wish you were here!

What's For Lunch?

The lunch menu today was:

Chicken Salad

Dilled Shrimp Salad

Fruit Salad with Orange Cream (recipe below)

Wish you were here to share it with us!

Fruit Salad with Orange Cream

Fruit Salad

1 cantelope (cubed)
2 cups seedless red grapes
2 cups strawberries
3 kiwi (peeled & sliced)

Combie fruit & serve with orange cream on the side!

Orange Cream

1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese (softened)
4 Tbsp Orange Juice

Beat cream cheese and the remaining ingredients until creamy.

The Red Rooster Has A Revolving Door

We had to tell the GO-Go Stitchers goodbye after lunch yesterday & we welcomed the ladies from Scrapshare just in time for supper!

When is your group coming?

Lunch is Served

For those of you who need to eat vicariously (such as Becky's husband, Dwight, in Alaska).  Enjoy!!
The recipe for Jennifer's lasagna is in the new Red Rooster cookbook that is now available.

Go-Go Stitchers from Fayettville, Tennessee

Our Go Go Stitchers are still here enjoying their retreat.  They are all working on different projects.  This quilt was completed by Mary Jo Howell.  It is a "Blooming Nine Patch" quilt.

Table runners by Betty!  Betty came to us all the way from California to join her quilting friends at the Red Rooster!  Gooooo Betty!

Mary Miller, Bonnie Jones, and Annette Burchfield are working on house blocks from the book Home Sweet Home by Barb Adams and Alma Allen.  Beautiful applique, ladies!!   Jennifer had bought the same book years ago and is now inspired to begin working on house blocks.

Busy!  Busy!

We could share more but it is time to start preparing lunch.  What's for lunch?  Lasagna, Italian Green Salad (just as good as Olive Garden), Homemade Italian Bread (just as good as Macaroni Grill), and Brownie Cookies for dessert.  Wish you were here!